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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-CASTLE-HILLS-TX · Castle Hills, TX 3,961 pop · income 75th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Castle Hills
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Castle Hills on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Nash · lowest
36,705
Nash · lowest
36,705 median HH income
21.3% of the leader · rank #1
Langhorne · near
95,568
Langhorne · near
95,568 median HH income
55.5% of the leader · rank #2
Dorr · near
95,575
Dorr · near
95,575 median HH income
55.5% of the leader · rank #3
Duluth · near
95,580
Duluth · near
95,580 median HH income
55.5% of the leader · rank #4
Castle Hills · this city
95,583
Castle Hills · this city
95,583 median HH income
55.5% of the leader · rank #5
Tanaina · near
95,587
Tanaina · near
95,587 median HH income
55.5% of the leader · rank #6
Pomona · highest
172,188
Pomona · highest
172,188 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Castle Hills on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,961.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Castle Hills - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Castle Hills places in the 75th percentile for household income and the 6th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
75th
percentile, household income
80th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
6th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Castle Hills, TX
Castle Hills is a small town in Texas, home to 3,961 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Castle Hills brings in $95,583 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.8%. Typical homes in Castle Hills are valued around $429,000, and the median resident age is 42.8 years. Educational attainment runs 50.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 54.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 1 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Low Activity). Castle Hills's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 4221.4 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Texas scores 97.1 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,149 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Castle Hills's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to work and mobility to housing and income to population change to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Castle Hills, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Castle Hills?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 4221.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 85% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
What does the journey to work look like in Castle Hills?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
How far does income reach against housing in Castle Hills?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.8%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Which cities make useful reference points for Castle Hills?
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Pecan Acres (3,966 residents, $138,977 income); Nash (3,952 residents, $36,705 income); Colorado City (3,973 residents, $48,173 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Belleville, MI (3,961 residents); Pomona, NY (3,961 residents); White Bluff, TN (3,961 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Castle Hills growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -30 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 1 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
-0.8%
2025 estimate
3,948
2020 estimate
3,978
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A-
50.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate A-
2.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income B+
$95,583
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime D
232 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Castle Hills profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 84/100 (A-) · 50.2%
Poverty rate: 80/100 (A-) · 2.8%
Household income: 75/100 (B+) · $95,583
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Violent crime: 43/100 (D) · 232 /100k
Where Castle Hills sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Castle Hills's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Castle Hills highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Castle Hills, TX (this city): home $429,000, crime 4,221/100k
Belleville, MI : home $162,700, crime 1,317/100k
White Bluff, TN : home $271,500, crime 1,291/100k
Lancaster, KY : home $134,700, crime 1,024/100k
Carroll Valley, PA : home $287,400, crime 569/100k
Colorado City, TX : home $61,100, crime 1,180/100k
Coleman, TX : home $75,000, crime 652/100k
Cisco, TX : home $105,500, crime 866/100k
How does Castle Hills compare to other US cities?
Where Castle Hills sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income75% higher than other cities
Home value80% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety6% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Texas, Castle Hills ranks #605 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Castle Hills against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Castle Hills near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Castle Hills ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Castle Hills only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#276 of 1,520
82nd percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#124 of 1,505
92nd percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#1,296 of 1,663
22nd percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#132 of 1,663
92nd percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
75th percentile nationally for median household income · 6th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Castle Hills's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Castle Hills's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Castle Hills's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$429,00020th percentilemore affordable than 20% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Castle Hills's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,945 of 15,516
More affordable than 23% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,159 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.5×, Castle Hills sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,945 of 15,516 and #9,159 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$95,583Castle Hills, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Castle Hills, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Castle Hills, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)50.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)54.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,961
Median Income
$95,583
Median Home Value
$429,000
Median Age
42.8
Poverty Rate
2.8%
Labor force participation
54.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
50.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
4221.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
231.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
3989.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Castle Hills's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
3,978 residents
2021
3,954 residents
2022
3,944 residents
2023
3,938 residents
2024
3,953 residents
2025
3,948 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Low Activity
Total Permits (2024)
1
housing units authorized
Single-Family
1
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
0
0
0
-
2021
1
1
0
$0.1M
2022
5
5
0
$1.3M
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
1
1
0
$0.7M
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
78.1%
Carpool
5.9%
Public Transit
2.1%
Walk
1.5%
Work from Home
10.7%
Other
1.7%
Based on 1,765 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Castle Hills. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Castle Hills is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Castle Hills sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Castle Hills compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.